OEDG: Sound Citizen Science Apprenticeship Program for Minority Youth (Track 1)

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)提供资金的。健全的公民学徒计划是华盛顿大学海洋学院、华盛顿大学科学和数学教育研究所以及来自南西雅图的两个青年团体-YBoys和Passages Northwest之间的试点合作伙伴关系。健全的公民将把地球科学研究和指导经验注入现有的校外活动，面向来自西雅图南部城市社区的第一代移民、拉丁裔和非裔美国青年，年龄在14-17岁之间。这个地区包括一条工业化的河流，流入普吉特湾的海水。青年确定与当地有关的陆地、河流和海洋化学和水质问题，并与威斯康星州大学的科学家合作进行调查。他们与科学家、本科生和研究生以及社区领袖建立关系，并学习在地球科学领域可能的职业。“健全公民”创建了“科学学习学徒”，由华盛顿大学的科学家和当地社区成员为青年提供指导。在项目工作人员的指导下，学徒们确定研究问题，并召集社区的同龄人和成年人帮助收集环境科学研究的样本。学徒们合并收集的样本(并自己收集)，在合作组织的小样本处理“实验室”进行本地处理，然后来到大学讨论和解释结果。项目活动预计每年直接惠及12-18名学生，并通过外联活动间接惠及300多名社区成员。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). The Sound Citizen Apprenticeship Program is a pilot partnership between the University of Washington's School of Oceanography, the UW Institute for Science and Mathematics Education and two youth groups from South Seattle - Yboys and Passages Northwest. Sound Citizen will infuse geosciences research and mentorship experiences into existing out-of-school activities for first-generation immigrant, Latino and African American youth, ages 14-17, from urban neighborhoods in South Seattle. This locale includes an industrialized river that flows into the marine waters of Puget Sound. Youth identify locally relevant questions about terrestrial, riverine and marine chemistry and water quality, and investigate these in collaboration with UW scientists. They form relationships with scientists, undergraduate and graduate students, and community leaders; and learn about possible careers in the geosciences. Sound Citizen creates "science learning apprenticeships" where youth are mentored by UW scientists and local community members. With guidance from the project staff, apprentices identify research questions, and rally peers and adults from the community to help collect samples for environmental science research. Apprentices consolidate collected samples (and also collect them themselves), process them locally in a small sample processing "lab" at the partner organizations, and come to the university to discuss and interpret the results. Project activities are expected to directly reach 12-18 students per year and to indirectly reach 300+ community members through outreach activities.